Stevi Kitsou (S.)

Stevi Kitsou is a PhD Researcher at the Department of European Law. Her PhD project examines online hate speech within the EU legal framework. Her research interests lie primarily in EU law, fundamental rights and digital governance. 
 

She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a Master’s in Media and Cultural Studies from the University of Sussex, and an LL.M in Public International Law from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In 2024, she was a visiting researcher at the European University Institute.

Stevi is an EU-qualified lawyer with extensive experience working with human rights institutions and organisations, where she has actively engaged in legal and policy-oriented initiatives, including the design and implementation of strategies to combat hate speech and discrimination at both national and EU level. She is a member of the Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL), the Ius Commune Research School, and the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR). She teaches European and International Law.